Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Greg Matthews
Sponsored
Became law4
Provides that Adjutant General may not place or retain person in unit designated for active federal service outside state if person is sibling of person killed while serving on active duty with Armed Forces of United States.
Repeals sunset on provisions permitting employee who serves food or beverages, receives tips and reports tips to employer to waive meal period and prohibiting employer from coercing employee into waiving meal period.
Expands definition of term "uniformed service" for purpose of employment protections for members of uniformed service to match federal definition.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
Passed the House2
Regulates certain activities of agents and attorneys who prepare, present or prosecute claims for veterans' benefits before United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to inform Director of Veterans' Affairs of receipt of written information from or filing of complaint by member or veteran of uniformed service under certain circumstances.
In committee6
Sets limits on amounts that may be contributed to candidates and political committees.
Establishes Task Force on County Jail Populations to study methods for managing county jail bed demand.
Allows Attorney General or Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to file civil action in relation to discrimination against person for service in uniformed service.
Makes violation by employer of statute providing for leave of absence by employee who is search and rescue volunteer unlawful employment practice.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish program to certify persons to service, maintain and perform in-line repairs of backflow assemblies.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 31
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means ratio of public employees to supervisory employees, ratio of public employees to managerial employees and number of positions for managerial employees who do not act in supervisory capacity.
Provides that certain charitable corporations are not liable for damages arising out of providing, without charge, previously owned eyeglasses or hearing aids under certain circumstances.
Modifies crime of prostitution.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts for reimbursement of costs incurred in purchasing Oregon food products that meet certain criteria and for funding food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Establishes National Voter Registration State Compliance Council for purposes of complying with federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and improving voter registration in this state.
Prohibits person from knowingly performing pelvic examination on anesthetized or unconscious woman unless woman, or person authorized to make health care decisions for woman, has given informed consent to examination, court orders performance of examination for collection of evidence or examination is necessary for diagnostic purposes.
Prohibits use of mechanical restraint, chemical restraint or prone restraint on student in public education program.
Increases, under specified circumstances, penalty for crime of strangulation to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Creates work group in Department of Transportation for purposes of evaluating system of mandatory reporting of persons with persistent, episodic or other cognitive or functional impairments that prevent those persons from driving safely.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Requires district school board to adopt attendance notification policy.
Requires public employer to interview each veteran who applies for civil service position or eligibility list and who has obtained through military education or experience skills that substantially relate to civil service position.
Allows for development of two additional Oregon Veterans' Homes under certain circumstances.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Requires state agency to report to Legislative Assembly and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means considering agency's budget about results of performance and program audit conducted by Secretary of State and agency's measures to implement audit recommendations.
Deletes and repeals certain provisions found to be unconstitutional by federal appellate court relating to sexually explicit material.
Allows State Department of Agriculture to waive routine inspection of certain food establishments.
Allows commercial production and sale of bread, rolls and buns made only with whole grain flours.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Establishes Task Force on Military Families.
Directs Oregon Military Department to report to legislative committee on existing military cultural barriers that discourage service members from identifying barriers to reintegration into civilian life.
Authorizes installation and use of solar photovoltaic energy system on residential or commercial structure in zones in which residential or commercial structures are authorized.
Authorizes Oregon Department of Administrative Services to consult with Oregon Progress Board regarding specified plans and entities and requires department to submit related report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly with subject matter jurisdiction over board on or before July 2, 2012.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to consult with applicant regarding Federal Water Pollution Control Act variances in order to seek to minimize negative economic impacts of variances.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Directs Adjutant General to form commission to develop and name medal to honor fallen military members from Oregon.
Passed the House · 4
Prohibits public body from releasing information that identifies holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license.
Describes "readily accessible" for purpose of prohibition on possessing readily accessible, concealed handgun within vehicle, when vehicle is snowmobile, motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle.
Increases penalty for crime of criminal mistreatment in first degree if victim is 65 years of age or older.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Out of committee · 5
Directs Adjutant General to form commission to create Oregon Medal of Honor to be awarded to next of kin of Oregon servicemembers killed in action or who died as result of wounds received in war in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Creates Oregon Veterans' Business Enterprise Program.
Increases tax credit for health care providers who provide services under TRICARE contract.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit continuous improvement level state budget based on performance management and performance measurement techniques.
In committee · 45
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Prohibits merchant from requiring statement of account as condition for cardholder to obtain refund in payment card transaction.
Authorizes local government to enter into agreement with Department of Corrections for purpose of housing inmates in custody of local government.
Limits period for which certain public employers may employ temporary employees.
Classifies exemption from ad valorem property taxation as funds of public agency for purpose of requiring payment of prevailing rate of wage.
Expands homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice exemption from Liquor Control Act.
Allows holder of full on-premises sales license or limited on-premises sales license for alcoholic beverages to choose biennial renewal of license, subject to condition.
Imposes deadline for Department of Consumer and Business Services or municipality administering and enforcing building inspection program to take final action on building permit application.
Directs Governor and Legislative Assembly to use process identifying priorities of government to develop biennial state budget.
Sets limits on amounts that may be contributed to political candidates by certain political committees.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Directs President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives to refer bills containing tax expenditures to Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Directs Secretary of State to notify candidates for public office of legal action and remedies available for publishing false statement of material fact relating to any candidate, political committee or measure.
Directs Multnomah County to establish detention facility within city limits of City of Gresham, City of Troutdale, City of Wood Village or City of Fairview.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Permits former prisoners of war, recipients of Congressional Medal of Honor, persons awarded Purple Heart medal and gold star family members to register vehicle by paying one-time vehicle registration fee.
Adds murder of certified reserve officer and murder of reserve officer to definition of aggravated murder.
Provides civil immunity for person providing medical, dental or outreach services to homeless individuals if person has registered as volunteer with nonprofit corporation and services are provided without compensation.
Requires that circuit court in Gresham accept all civil filings, including family abuse protection petitions, small claims actions and forcible entry and detainer proceedings.
Creates program in Oregon Business Development Department to catalog and market university intellectual property to promote economic development in state.
Directs Office of Emergency Management and State Parks and Recreation Department jointly to develop State Emergency Preparedness Parks System.
Establishes Task Force on Investment Account Protection for Senior Citizens and prescribes powers and duties of task force.
Requires licensed health care facilities and long term care facilities to require licensed or certified health care professional interacting with patients or family members of patients in facilities to wear identification tags displaying name and scope of practice or medical specialty of professional.
Authorizes state Medicaid agency to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for taxpayer that creates or maintains employment positions.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve police officers and volunteer firefighters killed or injured in line of duty.
Requires state trial court administrator to provide to victim of crime, upon request, status of state efforts to enforce certain criminal judgments.
Requires, under certain circumstances, that notice and opportunity to be heard be provided to person with privacy interest in certain records subject to criminal subpoena and motion for early production.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
Prohibits retail store that sells tobacco from operating powered machine that rolls cigarettes or allowing customer to operate powered machine that rolls cigarettes.
Prohibits city or district from requiring landowner to consent to eventual annexation in exchange for continuation of extraterritorial service originally provided to landowner or predecessor in interest of landowner without requiring consent to annexation.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from State Board of Tax Practitioners.
Establishes 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount within State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from Oregon Rainy Day Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of State Police for specified purposes.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.